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élargir: Conjugation

The élargir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb élargir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of élargir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of élargir at the end of this page.

Present	Perfect
j' élargis tu élargis il/elle élargit nous élargissons vous élargissez ils/elles élargissent Pronounce these verb forms	j' ai élargi tu as élargi il/elle a élargi nous avons élargi vous avez élargi ils/elles ont élargi Pronounce these verb forms
Imperfect	Pluperfect
j' élargissais tu élargissais il/elle élargissait nous élargissions vous élargissiez ils/elles élargissaient Pronounce these verb forms	j' avais élargi tu avais élargi il/elle avait élargi nous avions élargi vous aviez élargi ils/elles avaient élargi Pronounce these verb forms
Future	Future-perfect
j' élargirai tu élargiras il/elle élargira nous élargirons vous élargirez ils/elles élargiront Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurai élargi tu auras élargi il/elle aura élargi nous aurons élargi vous aurez élargi ils/elles auront élargi Pronounce these verb forms
Conditional	Conditional perfect
j' élargirais tu élargirais il/elle élargirait nous élargirions vous élargiriez ils/elles élargiraient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurais élargi tu aurais élargi il/elle aurait élargi nous aurions élargi vous auriez élargi ils/elles auraient élargi Pronounce these verb forms
Present subjunctive	Perfect subjunctive
j' élargisse tu élargisses il/elle élargisse nous élargissions vous élargissiez ils/elles élargissent Pronounce these verb forms	j' aie élargi tu aies élargi il/elle ait élargi nous ayons élargi vous ayez élargi ils/elles aient élargi Pronounce these verb forms
Past historic	Past anterior
j' élargis tu élargis il/elle élargit nous élargîmes vous élargîtes ils/elles élargirent Pronounce these verb forms	j' eus élargi tu eus élargi il/elle eut élargi nous eûmes élargi vous eûtes élargi ils/elles eurent élargi Pronounce these verb forms

This verb falls into the pattern commonly termed regular -ir verb. It is characterised by the consonant -ss- which appears before any ending beginning with a vowel (in the spelling) but not in the infinitive or past participle.

This is the pattern generally followed by verbs based on colours and some other common adjectives (such as (to turn red, blush), jaunir (to turn yellow), grandir (to grow), adoucir (to soften) etc. Many English verbs ending in -ish also have French counterparts ending in -ir and following this pattern (cf finir, polir, vernir (to varnish), abolir, ternir...

Around 300 verbs are reported to follow this pattern (Beescherelle (2006), la conjugaison pour tous). The category is marginally productive:

• On analogy with other verbs of the category, very occasional -ir neologisms are formed (cf amarsir);
• There is a very slight tendancy for irregular -ir verbs to "slip into" the regular -ir pattern. In educated usage, this happens in some senses for saillir and ressortir in some senses, and sometimes for the verb vêtir (Bescherelle, op cit, p. 27). Other non-standard forms occasionally found include vous bouillissez (instead of vous bouillez: see bouillir).